WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PRICE FOR A 4 HOUR RECEPTION, AND HOW MUCH IS EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR?

• CJ’s Disc Jockey Service’s rates very depending on the location, time of the year, day of the week, and how far in advance you book your event. CJ’s Disc Jockey Service’s standard rate is $850.00 for the first 5 hours on a Saturday Evening. Should you decide to extend the performance of the Disc Jockey the night of your reception it usually runs $125.00 an hour.

HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOES THE D.J. HAVE WHO WILL PERFORM AT MY RECEPTION?

• CJ’s Disc Jockey Service has been in business for over 10 years and we pride ourselves on our personal attention toward your wedding reception. Our current combined experience between all 4 of our DJ’s exceeds 35 years.

WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE AND DOES IT INCLUDE A LIGHT SHOW?

• CJ’s Disc Jockey Service only uses professional sound and lighting. Professional Sound equipment should consist of 2 speakers on stands, DJ mixer, dual CD players, wireless microphone, professional amplifier, and only compact discs. All of this equipment should be enclosed in a case, be neat in appearance, and all exposed cable should be taped down. CJ’s Disc Jockey Service includes a basic light show in our price with an optional upgrade of special effects lighting and a fog machine. If a fog machine and additional special effect lighting is a must for your reception, check with your banquet facility to make sure a fog machine can be used.

WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC WILL YOU PLAY AT OUR RECEPTION AND HOW MANY SONGS DO WE HAVE TO CHOSE FROM?

• CJ’s Disc Jockey Service will provide you with a music list of over 4500 titles. Generally we can only play about 60 songs in a four hour period. However, a wide variety of music is played at every reception to satisfy guests of all ages.

CAN THE BRIDE & GROOM MAKE REQUESTS PRIOR TO THE RECEPTION AND WILL YOU EXCEPT REQUEST THAT EVENING?

• CJ’s Disc Jockey Service understands that nobody knows your guests like you do. We ask every Bride & Groom to make a list of 10 to 15 songs they would like to hear at their reception. On that same note we will accept request from your guests, however we will never play anything that has inappropriate language, behavior, or that we feel is questionable.

DO WE HAVE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND/OR AND EMERGENCY DJ?

• Every night we have a DJ and an entire system available just in case something should go wrong at your reception.

WHAT TYPE OF ATTIRE DO YOU WEAR TO WEDDING RECEPTIONS?

• A complete tuxedo that includes Jacket, Shirt, Vest, Bow Tie, Pants, & Shoes.

WILL THE D.J. COORDINATE EVENTS AND MAKE ANY REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS?

• This question is one of the particular reasons why CJ’s Disc Jockey Service is priced slightly higher than some of our competitors. Handling these announcements allows us to personalize you memories of your reception. We at CJ’s will introduce the Wedding Party and Bride & Groom, handle the Toast, Blessing, Cake Cutting, introduce those important First Dances, Bouquet and Garter Toss, Dollar Dance, and any and all other special announcements that you request. CJ’s Disc Jockey Service will also work with your vendors to ensure a smooth flow of events.

DO YOU HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE?

• We at CJ’s Disc Jockey Service currently have $1,000,000.00 worth of Liability Insurance.

CAN YOU SUPPLY ME WITH SOME RECENT WEDDING RECEPTION REFERRALS?

• We are always willing to provide any customer with recent review surveys from past events.

HOW FAR IN ADVANCE SHOULD WE CONFIRM A DISC JOCKEY, IS A DEPOSIT REQUIRED, AND CAN WE MEET WITH OUR DJ?

• CJ’s recommends confirming a disc jockey no later than 8 to 10 months prior to your reception. It is not uncommon for Brides & Grooms to request a specific DJ 8 months to a year prior to their reception. We do require a $125.00 deposit and the balance must be paid 10 days prior to your reception. We prefer to meet both the Bride & Groom prior to the reception. When we have the ability to meet with them it tends to answer all of their questions and some of our very own.

IS IT CUSTOMARY TO PROVIDE A GRATUITY TO THE DISC JOCKEY?

• Unlike many other service professionals, we do not contractually add service charges or gratuities. After considering the advanced pre-planning with you DJ the level of service and quality of presentation, along with your overall enjoyment, we believe you should decide for yourself what level of gratuity, you would like to give. As reference, a tip of 10% - 20% is most common. For accounting purposes, we ask that you pay any gratuity directly to the DJ.